E75 - Episode 75: Power, fear, and the survival of the Iranian regime, with Roya Hakakian

Iran’s streets are in tumult. The latest protests are of a scale not seen before. New sections of Iranian society are in the streets — middle class merchants, the elderly and others. The protestors have more strident demands than in the past. And a regime that knows its legitimacy has been compromised by rampant corruption, systemic state failure, the collapse of the currency and economy and the 12-day war in June against Israel.

Our guest today is Roya Hakakian, a writer, poet and human rights advocate who grew up in Tehran and fled with her...